Gharaunda

Gharaunda
city
Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway
Gharaunda
Location in Haryana, India
Gharaunda
Gharaunda (India)
Coordinates: 29°32′N 76°58′E / 29.54°N 76.97°E / 29.54; 76.97Coordinates: 29°32′N 76°58′E / 29.54°N 76.97°E / 29.54; 76.97
Country  India
State Haryana
District Karnal
Elevation 213 m (699 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 30,179
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website onlinegharaunda.com
Kos Minar at Gharaunda (karnal-Panipat NH1 section) along Grand Trunk Road in Haryana

Gharaunda is a city and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the state of Haryana, India. It is situated at a distance of sixty-five miles to the northwest of New Delhi. It is eleven miles from Karnal, the district headquarters. The Amritsar-Delhi main broad-gauge railway line passes through the town.

Geography

Gharaunda is located at 29°32′N 76°58′E / 29.54°N 76.97°E / 29.54; 76.97.[1] It has an average elevation of 213 metres (698 feet). The municipal area of the town is 4.37 km² which does not include the existing and proposed area to be developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority under any town and country planning scheme.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Gharaunda had a population of 37,816. Males constitute 52.67% of the population and females 47.32%. Gharaunda has an average literacy rate of 81.1%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 87.3%, and female literacy is 74.2%. In Gharaunda, 13.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindus contribute 94% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by Sikhs which contribute 4% of the total population and Jains are the third largest religious community here with 1% population.

History

Gharaunda Mughal Sarai Gateway, side view

Being on the Grand Trunk Road, it is a historic place with several historic monuments, such as Gateway of Old Mughal Sarai and Kos Minar along the Grand Trunk Road.

Local Politics

Currently, Gharaunda constituency of Haryana Legislative Assembly in Karnal district is represented by Bhartiya Janata Party's Politician Harwinder Kalyan who got 55247 votes to win by a margin of 8,883 votes on 19 October 2014.[3][4]

See also

  • Saraswati Industries (Disposal Items Manufacture and Trader )
  • Suryavanshi Vashno Dhaba (A veg. food point in Low Price Best Quality Food )

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Gharaunda
  2. ↑ "Karnal District Handbook 2011". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Harvinder Kalyan of BJP WINS the Gharaunda constituency". www.NewsReporter.in. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  4. ↑ "GHARAUNDA ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS, HARYANA". http://www.elections.in. Retrieved 2014-10-21. External link in |publisher= (help)


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